Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie was born on June 4, 1975 to actors Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand. She and her brother, James Haven, were primarily raised by their mother following her parents’ divorce. It was Bertrand’s film work that inspired Jolie to become an actress, and they remained extremely close until her death from cancer in 2007. Voight and Jolie were estranged on and off for many years, but are currently reconciled.

Jolie first experimented in theater productions and modeling before appearing in music videos. Her first starring role in a movie came with 1995’s “Hackers.” Two years later, Jolie won a Golden Globe for her supporting performance in the television movie “George Wallace,” for which she also received an Emmy nomination. In 1998, Jolie scored her second Golden Globe for the HBO movie “Gia,” in which she played the late supermodel Gia Carangi.

Jolie’s success continued with 1999’s “Girl, Interrupted,” for which she received an Oscar for her portrayal of a woman with mental illness. The role also gave the star her third Golden Globe and her second Screen Actors Guild statues. Her first blockbuster, “Gone in 60 Seconds” was followed by 2001’s “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider,” giving Jolie her first major international hit.

In 2005, Jolie appeared with future husband Brad Pitt in “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” and received additional awards nominations for 2007’s “A Mighty Heart” and 2008’s “Changeling,” the same year she was named Hollywood’s highest-paid actress. Despite her superstardom, Jolie opted to cut down on film roles following her mother’s death, choosing instead to spend more time with her family.

In 2011, Jolie directed her first feature film, “In The Land Of Blood And Honey,” a love story set during the Bosnian War. Her first acting role in more than three years came with 2014’s “Maleficent,” after which she directed “Unbroken,” based on the life of Olympian-turned-war-hero Louis Zamperini. She then directed and co-starred alongside Pitt in the movie “By The Sea,” which is due to be released in 2015.

After an admittedly troubled and wild youth, Jolie became dedicated to humanitarian efforts, and frequently works with refugees on behalf of the United Nations, fighting against sexual violence in war zones. She adopted her first son, Maddox, from Cambodia in 2002, followed by daughter Zahara from Ethiopia in 2005. Pitt adopted both children, and then Jolie gave birth to their daughter Shiloh in 2006. In 2007, they adopted another son, Pax, from Vietnam, and Jolie gave birth to twins Vivienne and Knox in 2008. Jolie and Pitt became engaged in 2012 and married in 2014.

Prior to Pitt, Jolie was married to Jonny Lee Miller and Billy Bob Thornton. In 2013, Jolie underwent a preventative double mastectomy after discovering she had a mutation of the BRCA1 gene, which significantly increases a person’s chances of getting breast cancer. Since her mother battled and ultimately died from ovarian cancer, Jolie has not ruled out getting her ovaries removed at a future date.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are going to be apart this spring, and In Touch claims it “will have a disastrous effect on their already fragile marriage.” Gossip Cop can bust the story, which comes from the same tabloid that has been wrongly predicting the end of the Jolie-Pitt relationship for years.

Angelina Jolie had surgery last week to remove her ovaries and fallopian tube, two years after undergoing a double mastectomy. Jolie reveals the news in a guest column for the New York Times, much like she did for her prior operation in 2013. Find out more here.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s marriage is not “over” after 207 days, despite the latest National Enquirer report about the couple. Gossip Cop can bust the story, which claims Pitt “has walked out” on Jolie as they allegedly prepare for a “$425 million divorce.”

Angelina Jolie is the subject of more phony medical crisis alarmism in the new National Enquirer, an outlet that has spent years publishing sensational stories predicting Jolie’s imminent death from a variety of ailments. Gossip Cop can bust the new report, which claims Brad Pitt is upset that Jolie has allegedly put off cancer surgery in order to have another baby.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie did not “retreat to the mountains in a desperate bid to re-spark their romance,” despite a new In Touch report claiming the couple had a “secret trip” to save their marriage. Gossip Cop can bust this story.

Angelina Jolie is NOT demanding Brad Pitt stop drinking or go to rehab, despite a new National Enquirer report. According to the tabloid, Jolie wants Pitt to “lay off the sauce” after a “boozy binge” supposedly led the actor to lose $25,000 in a poker game while at the Sundance Film Festival.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are NOT “on the verge of a split,” despite a new In Touch report that sounds like a lot of old, discredited In Touch reports. Gossip Cop can bust the story, which claims the couple is making a “desperate bid to save their marriage” from a “$425 million divorce.”

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are NOT involved in the “fight to end all fights,” despite a new Life & Style report, which claims “months of tension” boiled over earlier this month when Pitt didn’t attend the Critics’ Choice Awards with Jolie. Gossip Cop can exclusively bust this allegation, which comes from the same magazine that predicted Pitt and Jolie were in “trouble” last spring, right before they got MARRIED.

Angelina Jolie is “falling apart,” says Life & Style in a story as absurdly wrong as several other recent reports from the tabloid about the actress-director. Gossip Cop can bust this nonsense, just like we busted the magazine’s claims in December that Jolie and Brad Pitt were in a relationship crisis, or this month’s allegation that Jolie had a secret “plot” to destroy Jennifer Aniston’s Golden Globes night.